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Pokémon Gaming Rules [Updated September 23rd]

Sheep, Oct 2016: Pokémon Gaming RulesWelcome to the guidelines for our Pokémon Gaming forums! This includes the Previous Generations forum and Pokémon Gaming Central. Know that once you've read through these, you're good to post in all of those as long as your posts...
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Daily

Nicknames for Dunsparce/Dudunsparce

bobandbill, May 16: Nicknames have been rated! Check the linked article at the top or here: https://daily.pokecommunity.com/2023/05/16/the-name-rater-dunsparce-and-dudunsparce-nicknames Awesome cover art by Rivvon.
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Game Corner Slots

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Mimicking Mimikyu, Nov 19: I agree 100%! That at least added actual gameplay instead of spinning wheels until the RNG decided you won something.
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Items you wish were sold at Pokemarts

RadEmpoleon, Feb 2021: Gonna agree with whoever said Max Revives. I'd also like to see the other kinds of poke balls (quick, timer, dusk, nest, net, etc.) to be sold at all Poké marts. Some are sold at certain marts and I always forget which one has what.
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Secret/obscure in game events you know about

Sydian, Jul 2021: there is a dude hanging out w some alolan dugtrios in a town in usum :) this isn't rly that obscure like it's Right There where you can see it but this is just nice and pleasant and maybe i cried over it a little okay but actual obscure stuff lol...
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Soft Locking

Palamon, Jan 2021: tbh, I've watched the entirety of Pikaspery Yellow's Soft Lock Picking videos, which is what inspired me to make this thread. But there are some circumstances like in R/B/Y where you can softlocked if you battle a certain trainer that blocks...
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Best Games to Shiny-Hunt(originals and fangames)

Sydian, Jan 2021: i'll leave this thread open for discussion, but i recommend posting your progress for your shinylocke in the travel journals section.
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What was your first shiny Pokémon?

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LuminescentUmbreon, Dec 2021: My first shiny was an Aipom in Y.
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Gen \ Comparative difficulty aka what just happened?!

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Jan 2021: Yeah i used bulbasaur I think, I tinkered with my game a bit trying to learn script and somehow ended up giving myself every starter but charmander lol, including ivysaur. XD Maybe that was my problem, I think i had made a different team for...
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Possible origin for fairy type weakness

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Jan 2021: I looked into that after you said it and,... sheep I found an entire subreddit dedicated to fairies riding corgiis!! If you're interested you may find it here.
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Had any issues taking out Dragons before the Fairies became a thing?

AquaNinja99, Jan 2021: Nah, I always have an ice type. Not just Ice Beam on a Water type, AN ICE TYPE. I had Ollie the Walrein in Sapphire, the in game trade Jynx named ZYNX and Blubbly the Walrein in Pokémon Unbound. ( highly recommend playing it ). If I had to have a...
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Remember when honest game trailers did videos for the main series pokemon games?

Sheep, Jan 2021: yes, I've seen these! curious for more, a MD version would be neat. but I admit I stopped watching at the part where they talk about all the Pokémon one by one haha. never found that part as entertaining :x
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Fave Hidden Ability?

FeraligatrMaster, Jan 2021: Feraligatr, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, and Tauros with Sheer Force Tangrowth, Slowbro, Slowking, and Toxapex with Regenerator Excadrill with Mold Breaker Serperior with Contrary Garchomp with Rough Skin Salamence, Heracross, Honchkrow, and Gyarados...
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Your gym puzzle

Nah, Jan 2021: Would be kinda boring if every gym was just "walk up to the leader and kick their ass", especially for a focal point of the gameplay. You're not wrong in that the gym leader battle itself should be exciting, but that and having a good gym puzzle...
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The New and Improved ShinyCount+, Now Fully Released!

Syntthetix, Jan 2021: Full installation, auto updating, and automatic font handling are now fully implemented! From v1.1.3 onward, the program will be installed in Windows, and updates will be downloaded automatically in the background when the program is launched, then...
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Ideas for non-starter playable characters for future PMD games?

PageEmp, Jan 2021: What the title says. What non-starters would you like to see in pokemon mystery dungeon that can be used as playable characters? I’ll focus on the two generations that didn’t experience an original PMD game. For gen8, Applin could be...
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Article

Queenly Majesty: How the Women’s VGC Tournament Came to Be

Figure, Jan 2021: Were VGC tournaments men only? I guess I just don't understand the importance of this, I feel like I am missing some information so if someone could fill me in, that would be great. Edit: So I read the article and I do get it. It's crazy to me...
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I think the remakes have just been confirmed...

Sheep, Mar 2021: I knew it! Or well, it seemed obvious this would be the thing they announce. Maybe just to me haha, because I've grown used to remakes being announced after certain points in the series. :D
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Competitive

Zacian-Crowned banned from Ubers with a with a 86.53% supermajority

Mobile Tsk, Jan 2021: Zacian-C was beyond ridiculous even for Ubers. However, I am a bit confused by the threshold for banning something from Ubers, after Primal Groudon ruined two straight generations of Ubers by being required on nearly every serious team. To say...
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missing mechanics

Adam Levine, Jan 2021: No more PokéBalls. Catching Pokémon will now work like it does in Digimon: you need to encounter one enough times in order to actually get one yourself. And after going through all that, they start at Level 1.
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what aspects do you look for/enjoy in pokemon games?

Pokedream.su, Feb 2021: Exploration and charm (artistic choices, music, sprites, ect)
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Pokémon video games developed by other video game developers with Gamefreak's and Creatures' license?

Thomas Wiencek, Jan 2021: Hey, guys. Did you think that others video game developers like Genius Sonority, Inc. had developed video games like Pokémon Colosseum for Nintendo, but only with Game Freak, Inc.'s and Creatures, Inc.'s license?
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Anyone ever completed a living dex?

ShyRayq, Apr 2021: I've completed about 700 living dexes. At least once per generation, as you can see by my signature. Not just in actual games, but in a lot of hacks as well. It's the main reason I play the series at all.
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Is the first game you played also your favorite?

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Fritz, Feb 2021: No, Pokémon Red was the first one I played but Pokémon Platinum is my favourite overall
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Gym Leader/Elite Four Specialties that AREN'T Pokemon typings

Sheep, Jan 2021: This was unique and I miss it! Yeah, would love to see some variety other than just types. I know it's classic Pokémon and Game Freak/TPCI doesn't care to break the mold for the most part when it sells so well, but multi types or strategies would...
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Brag about your playthroughs

ninestarryskies, Feb 2021: I have a chunk of a heavily handicapped HeartGold nuzlocke completed, that I'd like to someday finish and write a story about. I also have found at least a few random wild non-hunted full odds shinies.My most recent self caught shiny was in Swsh in...
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Remakes vs originals

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Gardevoir1, Nov 28: FR and LG were definitely a huge upgrade as it got rid of the buggy mess of gen 1 while still letting me play the game mostly unchanged. HGSS also felt like an upgrade and felt much less of a grind than when I played crystal. ORAS, though, felt...
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Competitive

Magic Room Set-Up

NikolaP, Feb 2021: Great to see you're interested in using such an unusual move! As Squirtlenator and Mobile Tsk said, this strategy is not easy to use, or to think of how to use, compared to other, more popular strategies (which are popular because they're...
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What's your Nature?

ZeoStar, Feb 2021: mild...but i don't even remember what it means most of the time. I listed it on my profile though
12   1,333
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Is Anyone Else Really Missing Mega-Evolution??

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Superfox, Feb 2021: And Torkoal should evolve into Turtonator (and Turtonator's stats should be significantly boosted).
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Competitive

Somebody that understands pokemon math please help.

faf, Jan 2021: Moved this to Competitive Pokemon. :) Welcome to the forums btw!
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If you had an Ability, what would it be and why?

Lordecoxinha, Feb 2021: This. This is perfect lmao I think I'd have Clear Body cuz my hair is clean shaved. Maybe Simple, I like to think I'm not that complicated of a person. My hidden ability is definitely Own Tempo.
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Competitive

Red-style Galarian Champion Team

Makaan, Feb 2021: Danke, so it was option 3 (ish). I will take the advice on board. I suppose the closest format would be 'Anything Goes', which I foolishly thought would be self-explanatory, though I imagine it makes little difference.
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Competitive

Team comp

gimmepie, Feb 2021: I'd recommend just looking for some sample teams first if you're new to competitive before you try making your own. That way you can get a better feel for the meta and competitive strategies without diving right into the deep end.
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Started by Blackskarm

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Two is better than one

Roni, Feb 2021: Double Battles are pretty aight. i like the strategy of ganging up on one Pokemon at a time so it eventually turns into a 2v1, but that's also why i prefer just my own team do Doubles versus having an NPC buddy to tag with. usually i don't like...
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Started by Duck

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Competitive

What's your favorite tier?

SawkTheWarrior, Apr 2021: I'm more of an NU-PU guy. That's why i like Sawk so much after all!
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Started by Sheep

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¿What kind of introduction would you like to see in a Pokemon game?

Roni, Feb 2021: back when i was in a short phase of coming up with storylines for romhacks, i had this idea where one of the evil team's grunts would become your main rival. he's a novice and his first task would be to steal the Professor's suitcase of rare...
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Started by SadOldMan

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What if IVs/EVs/Natures were even more accessible?

Pokedream.su, Feb 2021: I liked the EV training minigames that Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire did, I would also be for a way to in-game change a Pokemon's nature. Honestly I don't think IVs were ever a good idea however.
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Started by Raticate128

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Roaming legendaries

PokemonPotatoHero, Nov 2021: 3 dogs, so tough to catch as they have roar
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Started by Sheep

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I just found this meme, and it's hilarious!

Roni, Feb 2021: i love starters too much to abandon them. they can't be found anywhere else in the game, have good all round stats & abilities, and are your strongest mons at the beginning. i'd just feel rude if i boxed them at some point lol. i might try it in a...
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Started by Momoro

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Want to get back into Pokemon after a couple years but need help

Sydian, Feb 2021: if you're getting bored that early on, i think you might have better luck playing a suited up hack, like blaze black or polished crystal. they're harder than the base games, but if you don't want to mess with emulators (which is completely...
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Started by MrWhippasnappa

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Why can Peck hit ghost types, but not Horn Attack?

ThePokeCorral, Mar 2021: When it comes to things like the difference between Peck, Horn Attack, and Megahorn, I believe that Pokedream and Circus are actually correct, and that the actual answer has to do with something called "Infinity Energy" which is mentioned in the...
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Best ability in your opinion?

colours, Mar 2021: i love Huge Power and it's the very reason why Pokemon like Azumarill are so much fun to use for me, so i'd go for that. Adaptability is a very close second. :>
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All about Happiness

ZeoStar, Apr 2021: It reminds of the trick to get bulbasaur in Pokemon Yellow. You had to have a happy pikachu, so you could just spam potions on it at full health.
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Started by ZeoStar

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How do you choose which version you're getting?

ninestarryskies, Feb 2021: I always got both after I had a job and was able to buy what I wanted, but my partner and I share now and I mostly just let them pick and I take the other one. Since we play together and they work and I do not, I'm able to snag anything I'm missing...
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The Current system for trading to yourself is kinda dumb/broken.

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Feb 2021: Yeah it'll most likely never happen for official play. Most of the functions are actually relatively easy, the only hard part would be creating a way to read the save files/rom, since only og DS had that type of functionality, and certain other...
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What do you think?

The Mega Champion, Feb 2021: I don't care about Pokemon Snap. Pass. I'll admit the D/P Remakes are in Let's Go style... but without the BS mukty ass Go/Let's Go controls. It's 'good enough' for me honestly. I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't disappointed that, right now...
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Started by Sheep

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News

Two Sinnoh games announced in Pokémon Presents

bobandbill, Feb 2021: Haha, I try. And you can expect another shortly :eyes: Snap looks good, yeah. Unite may just be waiting for closer to release, and maybe after the beta run in Canada. I liked this. Might take a bit to get used to the art direction for the DP...
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The National Dex

Devalue, Apr 6: Holds the same view as in the past. Does not mind the reduced Pokedex. Considers ~400 a good number. Beats what you could grab in the wild in earlier games during the main story. Would not turn down more, of course. Brought up Pokemon not yet...
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Started by pkmin3033

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Japanese and English game logo differences

Roni, Mar 2021: i wonder when the English division will realize that they can freely change around the colors for their logo too...
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Started by Sheep

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Competitive

Team not valid for ranked!

Gia, Mar 2021: OMG Thank you so much!!! This was the problem. I traded those pokemon on Home and they were coming from Alola in fact. So I solved the problem after talking to the guy at the Battle Tower and changing some of their moves (not allowed in ranked...
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Started by Gia

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Are there any Pokemon you feel should have a change in type?

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SawkTheWarrior, Apr 2021: I think Sawk should become part Psychic to reflect meditation that one must do when doing Karate.
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